Accordion.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1908. H. HOHNER. ACCORDION. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23,1908.

w; llldllb- HANS I'IOHNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ACCORDION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed January 23, 1908. Serial No. 412,280.

Be it known that I, HANs HOHNER, a citizen of Germany, residing at NewYork city, Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented newand useful Improvements in Accordions, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an accordion provided with novel and effectivemeans for producing a full round organ-like tone.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is an end view of an accordionembodying my invention; Fig. 2 a plan of one of the accordion heads, andFig. 3 a section on line 33, Fig. 2.

The top or head 10 of the accordion is provided with the usual key-board11, the keys 12 of which operate the sound-controlling valves 13 by rods14, as usual. Valves 13 are inclosed within a sound chamber 15 extendingover the entire length of head 10 along keyboard 11 and beneath keys 12.This sound chamber is formed by an obliquelyset plate 16 spanning thecorner formed between'key-board and head, and by end plates 17. Plate 16enters with one edge a grooved rail 18 projecting from key-board 11between keys 12 and valve-rods 14:. The other edge of plate 16 restsupon head 10 and abuts against a molding 19 on said head. End plates 17are attached to rail 18 by screws 20 and are provided with flanges 21extending over the edges of plate 16. The body of plate 16 is providedwith a series of alined perforations within which are fitted a series ofsound tubes 22 having belled ends 23. These tubes are so set that theyextend at an acute angle over head 10, thus diverging from key-board 11.

By the means described, a full round organ-like tone is imparted to theinstrument, while by the peculiar arrangement of the sound chamber andtubes, ample space is provided for the free manipulation of the keys.

I claim:

1. An accordion provided with a head, a key-board, key-controlledvalves, an oblique plate extending from head to key-board, and soundtubes fitted in said plate, substantially as specified.

2. An accordion provided with a head, a key-board, a rooved'rail on thekey-board, key-controlled? valves, an oblique perforated plate engagingthe grooved rail and the head, and sound tubes fitted in said plate,substantially as specified.

3. An accordion provided with. a head, a key-board, a grooved rail onthe key-board, key-controlled valves, an oblique perforated plateengaging the grooved rail and the head, end plates engagingthe obliqueplate, and sound tubes fitted in said oblique plate, sub

'stantially.as specified.

' Signed by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) N. Y., this 22nd day ofJanuary, 1908.

HANS HOHNER.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. BRAENDLE, ELIAS KOHLER.

